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What Did We Think Of The End Of These Two Great Shows?

Two fantastic shows have come to an end. The Kominsky Method 's third and final season is now on Netflix, and the final episode of Mare of Easttown  has been broadcast (on Sky/Now TV in the UK). But are those conclusions all that we hoped for? Well... Detective Mare Sheehan had a lot to clear up in the final episode of Mare of Easttown . At the end of episode six there were a lot of unanswered questions - not to mention a few unresolved issues - enough to leave audiences wondering if the last episode could answer every one of them. But that is exactly what they did, and as with the rest of the series, episode seven proved to be an edge of your seat affair. Right from the off, Mare of Easttown  proved to be a gripping detective drama, one that would keep us guessing throughout. It helped that the approach to the police work felt authentic, especially the fact that Mare can't switch off, and the case becomes almost an obsession for her. Not surprising really, given the fairly lo...

Ant-Man and the Wasp | Average Guy Movie Review

After the events of Captain America: Civil War , Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is under house arrest. Because of his actions - and their association with him - Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) have been in hiding ever since. Their research into the Quantum Realm however, has drawn the attention of a few unsavoury characters, including the mysterious "Ghost" (Hannah John-Kamen) and Sonny Burch (Walton Goggins) - a dealer in black market tech. So when a chance to save Hope's mother - Janet (Michelle Pfeiffer) - presents itself, Hank and Hope will need Scott's help if they're to have any chance of success. Set just before Avengers: Infinity War , Ant-Man and the Wasp sees Lang return to his small corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Whereas Ant-Man was a heist movie, director Peyton Reed has described this as part action movie, part romantic comedy, inspired by movies like Midnight Run . Much like its predecessor, Ant-Man and the...